A Study Into the Use of Prosecutions Under the RMA 1991
May 2002, Ref. ME440
The Ministry for the Environment commissioned this report on prosecutions under the Resource Management Act 1991 as part of its monitoring function.
This report analysed 375 of the prosecutions undertaken during the period 1 October 1991 to 30 June 2001.
Please note that this document is based on older research and this should be kept in mind when referring to it. For more recent research see A Study into the use of Prosecutions under the Resource Management Act 1991 1 May 2005 - 30 June 2008 and A Study into the use of Prosecutions under the Resource Management Act 1991 1 July 2001 - 30 April 2005.
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Contents:
Section 1: Introduction
Section 2: Background
Section 3: Data
Section 4: Summary of findings
Appendices
Appendix 1: Numbers of prosecutions
Appendix 2: Sentencing options
Appendix 3: Identification of sector for the highest fines 6-30
Appendix 4: Schedule of appeals
